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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Definitely was one of the more shocking picks in recent memory. There's always reaches, but this was both a reach and the ultimate in drafting for luxury. Thinking about it more, maybe the most defensible thing you can say about it is that even if Penix a backup for three seasons a top end backup is still going to cost you more than Penix will cost, salary wise. But yeah there were some quality players that could be on the field close to full time available. Getting a guy whose best case for getting on the field is your $45 million a year QB is either hurt or terrible...yeah that sucks.
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I have to think back a long time where the announcement of a pick shocked me like last night. There was some smoke that the Falcons liked him but it seemed like pre-draft noise given their defensive needs and the fact they just handed Cousins all that money. Definitely a memorable WTF draft moment.